56_保护生物学恢复生物学.pptVIP

Chapter 56 Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology Overview: Striking Gold 1.8 million species have been named and described. Biologists estimate 10–200 million species exist on Earth. Tropical forests contain some of the greatest concentrations of species and are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Humans are rapidly pushing many species toward extinction. Conservation biology seeks to preserve life and integrates several fields: Ecology Physiology Molecular biology Genetics Evolutionary biology Restoration ecology applies ecological principles to return degraded ecosystems to conditio